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Contents: January 2003, Volume 185, Issue 2        Minireviews        Enzymes and Proteins        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Physiology and Metabolism        Gene Regulation        Microbial Cell Biology        Plant Microbiology        Signal Transduction        Genomics and Proteomics        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Errata

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Minireviews:

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Just Toothpicks and Logic: How Some Labs Succeed at Solving Complex Problems Howard A. Shuman J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 387-390; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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CelI, a Noncellulosomal Family 9 Enzyme from Clostridium thermocellum, Is a Processive Endoglucanase That Degrades Crystalline Cellulose Rachel Gilad, Larisa Rabinovich, Sima Yaron, Edward A. Bayer, Raphael Lamed, Harry J. Gilbert, and Yuval Shoham J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 391-398; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Novel Intracellular Endopeptidase of the /ß Hydrolase Family from Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) István Nagy, Tisha Banerjee, Tomohiro Tamura, Geert Schoofs, Ann Gils, Paul Proost, Noriko Tamura, Wolfgang Baumeister, and René De Mot J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 496-503; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Cellulase Containing a Family 30 Carbohydrate-Binding Module (CBM) Derived from Clostridium thermocellum CelJ: Importance of the CBM to Cellulose Hydrolysis Takamitsu Arai, Rie Araki, Akiyoshi Tanaka, Shuichi Karita, Tetsuya Kimura, Kazuo Sakka, and Kunio Ohmiya J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 504-512; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Characterization of Benzoyl Coenzyme A Biosynthesis Genes in the Enterocin-Producing Bacterium "Streptomyces maritimus" Longkuan Xiang and Bradley S. Moore J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 399-404; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biochemical Characterization of a Mutationally Altered Protein Translocase: Proton Motive Force Stimulation of the Initiation Phase of Translocation Hiroyuki Mori and Koreaki Ito J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 405-412; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Targeted Disruption of the -Amylase Gene in the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus Penny Worthington, Viet Hoang, Francisco Perez-Pomares, and Paul Blum J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 482-488; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

tmRNA Is Required for Correct Timing of DNA Replication in Caulobacter crescentus Kenneth C. Keiler and Lucy Shapiro J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 573-580; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Escherichia coli Cells with Increased Levels of DnaA and Deficient in Recombinational Repair Have Decreased Viability Aline V. Grigorian, Rachel B. Lustig, Elena C. Guzmán, Joseph M. Mahaffy, and Judith W. Zyskind J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 630-644; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A cka-gfp Transcriptional Fusion Reveals that the Colicin K Activity Gene Is Induced in Only 3 Percent of the Population Janez Mulec, Zdravko Podlesek, Peter Mrak, Andreja Kopitar, Alojz Ihan, and Darja Zgur-Bertok J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 654-659; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Transcriptional Regulation in the Streptococcus pneumoniae rlrA Pathogenicity Islet by RlrA David L. Hava, Carolyn J. Hemsley, and Andrew Camilli J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 413-421; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Global Regulation of Staphylococcus aureus Genes by Rot B. Saïd-Salim, P. M. Dunman, F. M. McAleese, D. Macapagal, E. Murphy, P. J. McNamara, S. Arvidson, T. J. Foster, S. J. Projan, and B. N. Kreiswirth J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 610-619; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Analysis of the sfa Determinant Revealing Multiple mRNA Processing Events in the Biogenesis of S Fimbriae in Pathogenic Escherichia coli Carlos Balsalobre, Joachim Morschhäuser, Jana Jass, Jörg Hacker, and Bernt Eric Uhlin J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 620-629; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of Methicillin Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Staphylococcus sciuri by Transcriptional Activation of the mecA Homologue Native to the Species Isabel Couto, Shang Wei Wu, Alexander Tomasz, and Hermínia de Lencastre J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 645-653; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Features of Rhodobacter sphaeroides CcmFH Carlos Rios-Velazquez, Ryan Coller, and Timothy J. Donohue J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 422-431; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of spoT in Borrelia burgdorferi during Serum Starvation Marc B. Concepcion and David R. Nelson J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 444-452; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bioenergetic Properties of the Thermoalkaliphilic Bacillus sp. Strain TA2.A1 Karen Olsson, Stefanie Keis, Hugh W. Morgan, Peter Dimroth, and Gregory M. Cook J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 461-465; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Methylotrophy Genes of Methylobacterium extorquens AM1 Identified by using Transposon Mutagenesis Including a Putative Dihydromethanopterin Reductase Christopher J. Marx, Brooke N. O'Brien, Jennifer Breezee, and Mary E. Lidstrom J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 669-673; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of MpaA, an Amidase in Escherichia coli That Hydrolyzes the -D-Glutamyl-meso-Diaminopimelate Bond in Murein Peptides Tsuyoshi Uehara and James T. Park J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 679-682; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium rdoA Is Growth Phase Regulated and Involved in Relaying Cpx-Induced Signals P. Suntharalingam, H. Spencer, C. V. Gallant, and N. L. Martin J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 432-443; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Analysis of the AdnA Regulon in Pseudomonas fluorescens: Nonessential Role of Flagella in Adhesion to Sand and Biofilm Formation Eduardo A. Robleto, Inmaculada López-Hernández, Mark W. Silby, and Stuart B. Levy J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 453-460; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of the Bacillus subtilis Heat Shock Gene htpG Is under Positive Control Saskia Versteeg, Angelika Escher, Andy Wende, Thomas Wiegert, and Wolfgang Schumann J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 466-474; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Combinatorial Redesign of the DNA Binding Specificity of a Prokaryotic Helix-Turn-Helix Repressor Katja Fromknecht, Pia D. Vogel, and John G. Wise J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 475-481; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcription of the Salmonella Invasion Gene Activator, hilA, Requires HilD Activation in the Absence of Negative Regulators Jennifer D. Boddicker, Boyd M. Knosp, and Bradley D. Jones J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 525-533; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Accumulation of S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine Enhances Production of Actinorhodin but Inhibits Sporulation in Streptomyces lividans TK23 Dong-Jin Kim, Jung-Hyun Huh, Young-Yell Yang, Choong-Min Kang, In-Hyung Lee, Chang-Gu Hyun, Soon-Kwang Hong, and Joo-Won Suh J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 592-600; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhanced Expression of S-Adenosylmethionine Synthetase Causes Overproduction of Actinorhodin in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) Susumu Okamoto, Alexander Lezhava, Takeshi Hosaka, Yoshiko Okamoto-Hosoya, and Kozo Ochi J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 601-609; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

clpP of Streptococcus salivarius Is a Novel Member of the Dually Regulated Class of Stress Response Genes in Gram-Positive Bacteria Arnaud Chastanet and Tarek Msadek J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 683-687; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of a Negative Control Mutant of the Nitrogen Assimilation Control Protein, NAC, in Klebsiella aerogenes Brian K. Janes, Christopher J. Rosario, and Robert A. Bender J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 688-692; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Identification of Secretion Determinants of the Bordetella pertussis BrkA Autotransporter David C. Oliver, George Huang, and Rachel C. Fernandez J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 489-495; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Flagella and Motility in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Erasmo Negrete-Abascal, Magda E. Reyes, Rosa M. García, Sergio Vaca, Jorge A. Girón, Octavio García, Edgar Zenteno, and Mireya de la Garza J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 664-668; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Polar Targeting of DivIVA in Bacillus subtilis Is Not Directly Dependent on FtsZ or PBP 2B Leendert W. Hamoen and Jeffery Errington J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 693-697; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Convergent Evolution of Amadori Opine Catabolic Systems in Plasmids of Agrobacterium tumefaciens Chang-Ho Baek, Stephen K. Farrand, Ko-Eun Lee, Dae-Kyun Park, Jeong Kug Lee, and Kun-Soo Kim J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 513-524; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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FlhD/FlhC Is a Regulator of Anaerobic Respiration and the Entner-Doudoroff Pathway through Induction of the Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Protein Aer Birgit M. Prüß, John W. Campbell, Tina K. Van Dyk, Charles Zhu, Yakov Kogan, and Philip Matsumura J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 534-543; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Different Evolutionary Constraints on Chemotaxis Proteins CheW and CheY Revealed by Heterologous Expression Studies and Protein Sequence Analysis Gladys Alexandre and Igor B. Zhulin J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 544-552; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Genomic Comparison of Salmonella enterica Serovars and Salmonella bongori by Use of an S. enterica Serovar Typhimurium DNA Microarray Kaman Chan, Stephen Baker, Charles C. Kim, Corrella S. Detweiler, Gordon Dougan, and Stanley Falkow J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 553-563; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microcystin Biosynthesis in Planktothrix: Genes, Evolution, and Manipulation Guntram Christiansen, Jutta Fastner, Marcel Erhard, Thomas Börner, and Elke Dittmann J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 564-572; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Experimental Verification of a Sequence-Based Prediction: F1F0-Type ATPase of Vibrio cholerae Transports Protons, Not Na+ Ions Judith Dzioba, Claudia C. Häse, Khoosheh Gosink, Michael Y. Galperin, and Pavel Dibrov J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 674-678; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Functional and Mutational Analysis of Conjugative Transfer Region 2 (Tra2) from the IncHI1 Plasmid R27 Trevor D. Lawley, Matthew W. Gilmour, James E. Gunton, Dobryan M. Tracz, and Diane E. Taylor J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 581-591; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Formation of an F' Plasmid by Recombination between Imperfectly Repeated Chromosomal Rep Sequences: a Closer Look at an Old Friend (F'128 pro lac) Eric Kofoid, Ulfar Bergthorsson, E. Susan Slechta, and John R. Roth J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 660-663; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Ribosylnicotinamide Kinase Domain of NadR Protein: Identification and Implications in NAD Biosynthesis Oleg V. Kurnasov, Boris M. Polanuyer, Shubha Ananta, Roman Sloutsky, Annie Tam, Svetlana Y. Gerdes, and Andrei L. Osterman J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 698 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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